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of 'Diagnosis of primary aldosteronism'
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Basal and Post-ACTH Aldosterone and Its Ratios Are Useful During Adrenal Vein Sampling in Primary Aldosteronism.
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El Ghorayeb N, Mazzuco TL, Bourdeau I, Mailhot JP, Zhu PS, Thérasse E, Lacroix A
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J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2016 Apr;101(4):1826-35. Epub 2016 Feb 26.
ACTH improves selectivity, but can modify lateralization. Basal and post-ACTH ratios are important for surgical indication. Basal aldosterone contralateral suppression predicts residual hyperplasia and post-operative outcomes.
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Department of Medicine (N.E.G., T.L.M., I.B., P.S.Z., A.L.) and Department of Radiology (J.-P.M., E.T.), Division of Endocrinology, Centre de Recherche du Centre hospitalier de l'Universitéde Montréal (CHUM), Universitéde Montréal, Québec, H2W 1T8, Canada.
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